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Richinbar Mine photo collection inventory

Basic Information
Author: 
Brown, C.
Description: 
This collection of photos shows the Richinbar mine in the 1930s and a revisit to the mine in 1957 by the Wheeler family. Carlton Wheeler graduated from the University of Oklahoma after WWI and worked as a geologist in Texas before moving his family to Arizona and working for the Richinbar mine. Most of the photos were taken in '33, '34, and '35. The Richinbar mine stopped operations in 1937.
Publication Date: 
2012
Resource Language: 
English
Available Files: 
application/pdf iconRichinbar Mine photo collection inventory
Resource Information
Resource ID: 
OFR-12-12
Access Statement: 
Brown, C., 2012, Richinbar Mine photo collection inventory. Arizona Geological Survey Open File Report, OFR-12-12, 9 p.
Constraints Statement: 
Arizona Geological Survey all rights reserved.
Quality Statement: 
As items in this collection are fully cataloged, they will be made available online. Until that time, the files are viewable in our Phoenix office. Appointments are encouraged.
Lineage Statement: 
Anita Wheeler Underwood, Carlton Wheeler, Jr. and Larry Gauthier gave the photographs to Sandy Gauthier as part of an oral history project she conducted with them in 2008. Sandy donated digital copies of the photos and interviews to the Arizona Department of Mines and Minerals in January 2009. The Arizona Geological Survey received them from ADMMR in 2011 when it took custody of the agency's records.
Temporal Extent
Temporal Extent: 
1932-01-01 - 1957-12-31
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